Ascend — synonyms, ascend antonyms, definition

1. ascend (Verb)

advance aggrandise aggrandize arise aspire clamber climb climb up come up dip exalt fall float get up go up graduate lean lift mount move up • • • descend

ascend (Verb) — Travel up. ex. "We ascended the mountain" ex. "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"

ascend (Verb) — Go back in order of genealogical succession. ex. "Inheritance may not ascend linearly"

ascend (Verb) — Become king or queen. ex. "She ascended to the throne after the King's death"

ascend (Verb) — Appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils. ex. "the vine ascended the side of the house"

ascend (Verb) — Go along towards (a river's) source. ex. "The boat ascended the Delaware"

ascend (Verb) — Slope upwards. ex. "The path ascended to the top of the hill"

ascend (Verb) — (astronomy) come up, of celestial bodies. ex. "Jupiter ascends"

ascend (Verb) — Move to a better position in life or to a better job. ex. "She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great wealth"

accede arise change come up date back date from enter follow go go back go up incline lift locomote move move up pitch rise slope travel • • • come up rise rise up surface uprise